Stove for burning trash



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W. H. HARRIS. f

-STOVB FOR BURNING TRASH.

No. 302,332. Patented July 22, 1884.

N, PETERS. PhmoLrthngupMr. washington. D. C.

Q f UNITED STATES PATENT @Errea WILLIAM II. IIARRIs, vor oARLRroN, YNERRAsItA.

STOVE FOR BURNING TRASH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,332, dated July l22, 1884.

Application filed January ll, 1884. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM II. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carle ton, in the county of Thayerand State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoves for Burning Trash; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a side elevation of my invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical section thereof 5 and Fig. 3 a detail View in perspective of the bucket for containing the trash to beconsumed.

' The present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in that class of stoves adapted for burning and consuming trash-such as straw, leaves, corn-cobs, and other like substance-that is not of any value.

The object of the present invention is to improve and simplify this class ofstoves,whereby they will be more effective, and more readily manufactured at a greatly reduced cost, and may be conveniently transported from place to place, as necessity requires. Theseobjects I attain by the construction substantially as shown in the drawings, and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the cylinder of the stove, which I preferably construct in the following manner: The upper portion, a, is of sheet metal, preferably sheet-iron, and the lower portion or base, b, is of cast-iron, the two being connected together by riveting, or in any other suitable manner found most convenient. The base Z) is cast with a gooseneck, c, for' connecting thereto a suitable pipe, d, of any convenient length, to conduct the smoke away from the stove. The base b, if desired, may be provided with suitable legs, c, and a grate, f, either stationary or removable, or adapted to tip, as in the ordinary stove. The top of the cylinder A,or the upper end of the sheet-metal portion a, has suitably connected to it a cast-metal rim, g, to forma Seat for a lid, (l.

Within the cylinder A is placed a bucket, B,

which contains the trash to be consumed, and consists preferably. of an upper portion, h, of sheet inetal-such as iron-and the bottom portio'n or base, t', of boiler-iron or cast-iron of any desired thickness, and has openings 7.o, which register with the opening in the goose-neck c,

and cross-bars Z at its lower end to hold the trash in the bucket anrLprevent it from falling through.

In place of the cross-bars any other suitable means may be e1nployed,so long` as it willprevent the trash from dropping out through the bottom of the bucket, and at the same time allow the trash to be set fire to through the grate.` The bucket B at its upper end is provided with ay bail, m, for convenienceof handling in lling and carrying the bucket to or from the stove, also inserting and lifting it out of the same. Any number of buckets may be used with the stove, so that one or more is always filled and ready to be placed in the cylinder wh en the other one,or that already in the cylinder,has been withdrawn. It should be noticed that the bucket B is slightly tapering, being larger at the bottom than at the top, so that when the trash is forced in at the top with the hand quite firm the flare of the bucket will hold it down. Now, the bucket being full, it is taken by the bail and lifted into the cylinder and a match touched to the trash at the bottom, and as it burns the lire will be confined to the castinetal portions b i of both the cylinder and bucket by the openings It and goose-neck c, as owing to the draft the `blaze or ilame 'will not rise abovethe goose-neck and openings. This insures the fire burning at thelower portion of the stove all the time,'and as it consumes the trash above will be self-feeding, owing to the taper or flare of the bucket.

Vh en in use the stove may rest ou a common square ash-b0X, and is not only useful for y burning and consuming trash, but by removi ing the bucket it may be used for heating purposes, and also for drying green wood.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a stove for burning trash, a cylinder having its upper portion formed of sheet metal and its lower portion or base of cast metal,

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provided with a goose-neck, in combination with a removable tapering` or flaring,` cylinder composed of a sheet-metal top and cast-metal bottom or base with draft opening or openings, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a stove for burning trash, a cylinder having an upper portion of sheet metal7 to which is attached a east-metal rim,and a eastmetal base provided with a goose-neck, grate, and legs, in combination with a removable tapering or iiaring bucket provided with a bail at its top, and at its lower end cross-bars and In testimony that I claim `the above Iliave hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

wILLrAM H. H Aunis.

Vitnesses:

ANDREW S. SrEvENsoN, HENRY It. SHUTT. 

